Human gastrointestinal myiasis by Eristalis tenax

Human gastrointestinal myiasis by Eristalis tenax

Kun, M.; Kreiter, A.; Semenas, L.

Revista de Saude Publica 32(4): 367-369

1998

Larvae obtained from faeces of 2 patients in Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina, were identified as E. tenax. These 2 cases of human gastrointestinal myiasis were the first to be registered in Bariloche. The domestic water supply system was the most probable route of 'infestation'.